first biking event ever....
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first biking event ever....
Today i blindly entered a 50km event for next Sunday. Maybe i was just exicted or maybe i was just being plain dumb, but either way, i have to do it. I've already paid my registration fee and i can't back out now. I don't ride my bike regularly and the farthest i've ever rode is probably 20km. So now i got one week to prepare for this 50km event. Anybody have any training tips?
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What kind of an event? Road/Mountain? Is it a race? Will there be rest stops, etc?
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Originally Posted by DMulyava
What kind of an event? Road/Mountain? Is it a race? Will there be rest stops, etc?
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Answering these types of questions will help us help you
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Well, 50k is only about 30 miles. If you are in any kind of shape at all, you should be able to ride over 10 miles per hour so you are talking a max of 3 hours on the bike. 5 hours should be plenty. The thing is that you are obviously new to cycling so your hinder parts are not used to this nor is the rest of your body.
I would recommend stopping at least once and better still twice. Don't stop very long. Just get off. Walk around a little bit. Take a pit stop. Refill your water bottle(s). Drink some water. Maybe eat a very small snack. Then get back on the bike. Try not to stop much longer then 5 or maybe 10 minutes. After a really long stop, the body might rebell if you try to get it to do some more cycling.
I would recommend stopping at least once and better still twice. Don't stop very long. Just get off. Walk around a little bit. Take a pit stop. Refill your water bottle(s). Drink some water. Maybe eat a very small snack. Then get back on the bike. Try not to stop much longer then 5 or maybe 10 minutes. After a really long stop, the body might rebell if you try to get it to do some more cycling.
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There looks to be 5 rest stops along the path you will be taking from the map they posted. I don't think you will have any problem not completing the route in 5 hours. Just keep moving foward.
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Originally Posted by sherpa
There looks to be 5 rest stops along the path you will be taking from the map they posted. I don't think you will have any problem not completing the route in 5 hours. Just keep moving foward.
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Yah, like someone said have food on hand with you (on longer rides I bring bananas, figs, powerbars, gatorade.. yes, water!)
Just take it steady! It's not really that hard.. this saturday I did 65k in under 3 hours on the road and that's with 2.1 tires and no rest stops.
You should be fine, and have fun!
Just take it steady! It's not really that hard.. this saturday I did 65k in under 3 hours on the road and that's with 2.1 tires and no rest stops.
You should be fine, and have fun!
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^^^ hopefully i will be fine.
By the way, i was reading some articles on the internet about recipes for homemade sports drinks. Do these drinks match up to store bought drinks such as Gatorade?
By the way, i was reading some articles on the internet about recipes for homemade sports drinks. Do these drinks match up to store bought drinks such as Gatorade?
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Yes, they do.
Gatorade is basically water, sugar, and salt (with flavoring)
Gatorade is basically water, sugar, and salt (with flavoring)